HR-redundant

Is HR becoming Redundant?

Earlier, companies believed that there was only a need for a single HR person for every 50 to 100 employees (based on industry), but now organizations are searching for better options. Technology is providing efficient solutions to all transaction-related HR issues (which 50 to 60 % of HR staff performed earlier) & this one-time cost … Read more
Heading teams

Are you heading a Group or a Team ?

Team work and team spirit is a buzzword these days. Organizations talk a lot about the advantages of working in teams because organizations that have good and established teams operate more effectively. But are you actually heading teams and encouraging the team culture in your organization or are you just heading a group of people? … Read more
Automated HR modules for smooth employee engagement

Automated HR modules for smooth employee engagement

“We started using some base modules of Empxtrack a few months ago and are quite happy to recommend it. Support has been good. Technical help is always available. There can be no better recommendation other than the fact that we are going in for additional modules to help us refine our HR processes better.” Aniket … Read more
EmpXtrack-event

The MTHR-Saigun event: Nurturing geniuses

Saigun sponsored, Nurturing Geniuses: Thinking with Your Hands, an event held on Saturday, 4th May at the SAP campus, Whitefield. The event, one among several leadership development initiatives that MTHR is holding across cities, was a big success. At the event, Ankur Arora our VP for Sales presented the EmpXtrack solution – including details of … Read more
automate HR processes

Empxtrack Automates & Streamlines Multiple HR Processes for a Technology Provider

“We started using some base modules of Empxtrack a few months ago and are quite happy to recommend it.Support has been good. Technical help is always available. There can be no better recommendation other than the fact that we are going in for additional modules to help us refine our HR processes better.” Aniket Upganlawar, Director, Verchaska … Read more

5 Tips for coping with negative emotions at work

As working professionals, we all know the feeling of butting heads with a coworker or feeling frustrated with our workloads. These negative emotions can affect both our productivity at work, as well as our happiness when we leave work. In order to combat these emotions, follow these tips:Have a good relationship with your bossBy being … Read more
360 feedback

Should 360 Degree feedback be used for development purposes or for performance appraisals?

360 Degree Feedback is widely used in companies these days. Some companies use it only for the development purpose of employees while others link it with performance appraisals. As performance appraisals measure the productivity of employees in a company and is used for salary increase and promotions of the employees, there is a huge disagreement … Read more
Proud Indian

Be Proud of India

Top 10 Famous Quotations: Will Durant [American historian] – “India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe’s languages: she was the mother of our philosophy; mother, through the Arabs, of much of our mathematics; mother, through the Buddha, of the ideals embodied in Christianity; mother, through the village community, of … Read more
manager services

Does having a good manager matter?

Typically, a manager of a team or department sets the tone of the work environment. While managers should ideally guide, direct, and share information readily, this is not always the case. You might find that your manager always micro-manages or keeps an eye on you. He does not practice what he preaches; is egocentric, arrogant … Read more
Performance management

What’s HR’s Role in Enterprise 2.0?

Over the last few years, social and mobile technologies have proven to be powerful tools for sourcing and recruiting talent. More recently, we’re beginning to see consumer tech–social, in particular–being leveraged in other HR functions. But while research shows these next generation tools have the potential to improve communication and collaboration across the enterprise, business … Read more